MMORPG

MMORPGs are massively multiplayer online roleplaying games, our core focus here on Massively OP. MMORPGs are traditionally differentiated from mere multiplayer games by their persistent worlds, massive playerbases and/or servers, customizable character development, and always-online status. [Follow the MMORPG category’s RSS feed]

G-Star 2020 confirms developers from ArcheAge 2, NBA 2K21 as key speakers

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Just in case you're not familiar, G-Star is effectively South Korea's E3, so it probably isn't a big surprise that it's drawing in a...

Gloria Victis lets you manage your own castle with the Bastion management system

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Forget measly player housing, with their pathetic little cottages and substandard dreams. If you're going to move into a virtual residence, why not a...

Shroud of the Avatar details where to trade in foals and tamed horses for rideable mounts

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Release 83 of Shroud of the Avatar added horsies. Most of those horsies were hiding in the Crown Shop, but readers will likely recall...

RuneScape adds a wiki button and answers player questions about upcoming content

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The week begins for RuneScape players with another update to the game, which has introduced a button for accessing the game's wiki instead of...

Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen discusses programming in its latest dev roundtable

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As the team for Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen said in its own words that it had "backed itself into a corner" with regards...

Starbase confirms another early access delay, this one to sometime in early 2021

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When we had a recent peek at the progress of spaceship sandbox Starbase, we wondered aloud whether the game would meet its targeted early...
Money talks.

EVE Online on Pochven changes, renovation of the Jita trade hub, and more

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It's time once again to get the Pulse of EVE Online, as in the latest news digest video straight from CCP Games that collects...

Interview: Crowfall’s Rhea Shelley on what to expect from Revival’s big class update

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Over the past few weeks, we've been covering update 6.200 arriving in (the now beta) Crowfall. The Revival, as ArtCraft is calling it, introduces...

Why I Play: Exploring World of Warcraft as a free-to-play game

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A few weeks back, the Massively OP staff discussed, among other things, whether World of Warcraft's leveling revamp coupled with its continued endless free...
Welcome to funky town.

Final Fantasy XIV outlines the changes coming to tomestones in patch 5.4

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The penultimate patch for Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers is coming in early December, and that means players will be dealing with a new shuffling...

Ashes of Creation raised over $83k for Extra Life, so Intrepid’s Steven Sharif had to shave his beard

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Extra Life, the charity devoted to raising funds from gamers for children's hospitals, has the motto "Play Games, Heal Kids." We may suggest adding...
Blueprint'd!

Dual Universe’s aerospace expo brought together a thousand players and their hardware

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Did you realize that Dual Universe's beta test has been going on for two months now? I didn't, but that's pretty cool to see....
Try.

Guild Wars 2 teased End of Dragons concept art during its $64K charity livestream

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The Extra Life charity livestream from Guild Wars 2 was, naturally, a place to raise money for children's hospitals, but during that broadcast there...

The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite crowd control class in MMORPGs?

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I know that crowd controllers as a standalone class have long since fallen out of fashion - most MMORPG players don't even remember when...

MMO Week in Review: Marching to Markarth

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If the last couple of years have taught us anything, it's to appreciate a low-key week when everything was fine and nothing was actively...

The MOP Up: Runes of Magic gets a headstart on Thanksgiving

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It's still early in November, but Runes of Magic has already laid out a tasty spread for its Autumn Banquet in the game. Eat...

Project Gorgon bestows much love upon its playable cows, rabbits, and spirit foxes

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We still have a ways to go -- at least a year and a half -- until Project Gorgon officially launches, and the hard-working...
Still struggling.

Jukebox Heroes: The best of EverQuest’s MIDI soundtrack

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I've always felt that MIDI tunes were to computers what chiptunes were to 8-bit and 16-bit consoles. Before storage media expanded and technology increased...

EverQuest II celebrates its 16th anniversary with Heroes’ Fest 2020

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A very happy birthday to EverQuest II, which is celebrating 16 years of live operation this month! But the MMO doesn't need us to...

One Shots: Don’t stare directly at the book

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In most games, a book is a dumping ground for ignored lore or, at best, a prop to make you look extra-nerdy for all...

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